Person Detail: Zane Grey

Biography:(1872-1939) Writer of Westerns. During his lifetime, over 13 million copies of his books were sold. He is said to have opened up the west to millions of readers in the early 1900s. Works: "Heritage of The Desert," "Riders of the Purple Sage" (1912), "The Day of the Beast" (1922), etc. He spent winters in Middletown, NY.

Author's Timeline:

1872

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Zane Grey was born in 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio.

1939

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Zane Grey died in 1939 in Altadena, California.

1912

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Riders Of The Purple Sage Novel.

1910

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Heritage Of The Desert Novel.

1922

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The Day Of The Beast Novel.

1939

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Zane Grey is interred in Union Cemetery, Lackawaxen, Pike County, Pennsylvania.

1921

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Mysterious Rider Novel.

1934

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Code of the West Novel.

1925

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Tales of Fishing Nonfiction.

1896

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Zane Grey opened his dental office at 100 West 74th Street, Manhattan, New York in 1896.

1903

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Betty Zane Novel.

1915

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The Rainbow Trail Novel. Sequel to "Riders of the Purple Sage."